Monthly Archives: November 2009

Eric Clapton – Song of the week – November 23, 2009 – If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day

Posted on November 23, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Rick Lowe One week of the blues, leads to another! From his Sessions For Robert J the modern day blues master Eric Clapton puts his stamp on Robert Johnson's If I had Possession Over Judgement Day. Visit EC's web site … Continue reading →

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Bahamas needs stronger rent and eviction laws

Posted on November 23, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Friday, July 24, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. IN THIS country, the strong societies that were founded by African slaves and were anthological/archaeological gems have now deteriorated into squalid pigsties. … Continue reading →

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An economic model for the Bahamas

Posted on November 22, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Adrian Gibson First published in The Tribune on Friday, July 3, 2009 under the byline, Young Man's View. THIS week marks the beginning of a new fiscal year, with world economies facing an ever encompassing economic drought and the Bahamian … Continue reading →

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Peter Schiff on “Job Losses Demystified”

Posted on November 21, 2009 by weblogbahamas

As the unemployment rate crossed the double digit barrier for the first time since Michael Jackson learned to moonwalk, President Obama announced that he will convene a “jobs summit” to finally bring the problem under control. Using all the analytic … Continue reading →

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Criminals to work for The Bahamas Government?

Posted on November 21, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Christopher Lowe No no this is not about M.P’s or the upper hierarchy of the Civil Service, but about the new legislation going before the house to allow government to hire on permanent payroll those convicted of previous crimes. One … Continue reading →

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The Bahamas Government Gets an “F” Grade on Crime!

Posted on November 20, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Jerome Pinder It appears The Tribune's Cover page has become nothing more than a daily crime report and a sad reflection on the state of our Country. The Tribune on Monday November 16th had the following headlines: "Prison Officer Dies … Continue reading →

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Profiteering, Price gouging, Inflation and Demonizing in The Bahamas.

Posted on November 19, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Christopher Lowe I was quite surprised to see such incomplete and misleading statements issuing forth from a former Finance Minister of the Bahamas (Tribune Business November 17 2009). It leads to three initial questions, being: Who is he pandering to? … Continue reading →

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The Bahamas is due for another pep talk from the National Security Minister

Posted on November 18, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Sidney Sweeting, DDS The Tribune today (November 17, 2009) had its usual catalogue of crimes, namely: Man found guilty of unnatural intercourse with 16 year old boy Boy stabbed during  school argument Shot police officer identified Worker murdered at church … Continue reading →

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Peter Schiff on “Lousy Jobs, In Such Small Portions”

Posted on November 18, 2009 by weblogbahamas

An interesting article by Peter Schiff at http://www.europac.net: Two dissatisfied customers comment about a restaurant. One says, "The food here is terrible." The other replies, "I know, and such small portions!" In many ways, they could be describing our current … Continue reading →

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Crime and The Bahamas Tourism Industry!

Posted on November 17, 2009 by weblogbahamas

Jerome Pinder Letter to The Tribune Editor dated the 3rd November, 2009: Well it is happening right before our eyes.  Only several months ago I asked the question: What would the Government do, if crime began to have a direct effect … Continue reading →

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